Taking a "Hike" :)

Packed and Ready to go!

Yesterday, my daughter spent the afternoon packing her backpack for a "hike" in the local park. I was up for the much needed exercise, and I want her to get to do more before this baby changes her life, so we went as a family after her father came home from work (and after eating dinner of course)!

In her backpack, there was a box for putting found objects into and a water bottle for me and a juice drink for her. She also brought band aids in case anyone got hurt. (In her last visit she got a bad splinter and we had to leave to tend to it since it was bleeding pretty good. She didn't want to have to leave again I guess? She packed two band aids per person, and one band aid for her in utero little sis.)



We "hiked" through the "forest" looking for "clues". This was her game and she came home with a few rocks and odds and ends she picked up while we walked around. After she got tired of walking, she hit the slide and climbed on the equipment at the park. It was a good time!



Afterwards, we hit the grocery store and walked a few laps around there too. VERY tiring day for me! :) Pic of me on the hike on my other blog.

Enjoy the photos!

Home alone and sweaty :(

Baby girl is much better now and eating all the normal foods. SO that excitement is over. THANK GOD. I don't need any more excitement (or expenditures) at the present time!

We are home alone tonight. Dear hubby is gone for today and tomorrow and back around midnight before he sleeps then goes to work on Tuesday. He is out of town for a work opportunity that I hope pans out locally. They hire around the country, including here. I can't go into more details now and I don't know a TON more about the position except that its in his field and supposedly a great position! We shall see if anything comes of this. I hope it isn't a waste of time.



I was terribly nervous about him leaving this far into a pregnancy, but he assured me that since it was one night only, NOTHING would happen. I feel pretty good about nothing happening (like labor) but I feel like you NEVER can be TOO SURE! Thankfully my parents were around to help out and distract us some today. I was sadder than I expected when he left this afternoon.

Daughter and I are sleeping downstairs because, of course, now that the weather is heating up, the a/c has gone kaput. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? It was in the 80s today and we had NO Air conditioning. It is in the 70s over night and we are STILL without air conditioning. I called early this morning and they assured me that someone would try to be here tomorrow if they could schedule the a/c guy to come. I HOPE TO GOD he comes because one more night of this...and I don't know what I'll do! I hate sleeping in heat and I hate sweating and pregnant women are small ovens to begin with! WITH THE A/C blaring I complain, so without it, I am a pretty miserable being!

Hopefully, Monday goes by quickly and midnight and my husband arrive safely and into a cool comfy abode! :)

whew

She made it through just fine. There was more than enough drama and panic for me but she is good and relatively pain free. She is a bit sore but eating okay and relatively happy. She is highly irritable and whiny, but I guess that is not the worst it could be. HATED to put her under, but she got all her dental work done.

There were some surprises in the x-rays so it was a little more than we expected that got done, but its over.

Now to pay the bill. DOH!!

Quick Update...Prayers please

Leni is going to get the procedure tomororw. Just turns out they hda an opening and the anesthesiologist only comes in every six weeks. It was do it now or wait six weeks and risk her getting worse and experiencing more pain AND having to juggle this and an infant. Figured now was a better deal.

Pray for her tomorrow morning (Friday).

Dentists and orthodotia for the little one

I don't even believe that this is happening.

Apparently in the very recent past, my daughter's teeth have gone to SHIT. I am NOT exaggerating. We went to see our new pediatric dentist who is awesome today, but the news was all all all all all bad! :(

We found out she has quite a few cavities. He said her teeth were clean and well taken care of, but extremely SOFT and susceptible to cavities. She has more cavities in her mouth NOW than I have ever had in my entire life. I had NONE on my baby teeth and a handful on my "big" teeth during my entire adulthood! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

I'm devastated because teeth are so important and knowing she'll have to endure some pain in the very near future just kills me.

We have an appointment Thursday to see the recommended kid orthodontist (I had no idea they existed) and get an estimate about what it will take to handle the situation. The dentist (who came highly recommended, and I see why now) HIGHLY recommended this orthodontist. The problem is, he's not in network! This means this might get really expensive.



We are looking at possible extractions of one to two teeth, a possible crown and quite a few fillings. It cannot happen in one session unless they use anesthesia which I am NOT thrilled about.

This particular ortho has an anesthesiologist come into his office while others have you go to the hospital for the procedure. Things are complicated by the fact that she is too light for some of the medicines they would usually use for numbing. :( My little light weight. :(

What a sad morning it was for me. With only one month before the baby arrives and lena with a couple of very bad teeth, we have to move QUITE quickly. I hope it all falls into place and we can do it. I hope we can afford it too! A PAYMENT PLAN is hopefully in my future!!

V-day weekend

What a great weekend it was! You know its rare to have a weekend when you don't feel anything was a disappointment. Usually you spend more time doing something work related or busy with to-do lists or just never get around to doing the things you need to get done. Sometimes you don't spend enough quality family time with loved ones or feel short changed because time flies so quickly. This was not one of those weekends.

Somehow, we managed to jam so much into it that needed to get done plus spend a ton of time having fun. There were happy surprises and a good time seemed to be had by all.

Elena got to go to her first "big kid" party at hubby's friend's house. It was very different from the little kid parties we have been to, but it was a good time. I got to meet the friend from work and his family and that was nice. We got along well and had a good time at the birthday party.

We also got to visit friends we hadn't seen in a long time. That was a nice thing to finally get around to too. They moved out of town and were in for the weekend, so it was great to reconnect.

Of course, it was Valentine's Day weekend as well. This went surprisingly well. My husband, who tries but struggles with romance, has never been great with these kinds of things. He tries, like i said before, but isn't always good at making me feel loved. This weekend was much different and it was a great change of pace!

I got flowers, delicious chocolate truffles (milk/white combo), Necco Sweethearts (my favorite candy for this holiday) and a very sweet card. It wasn't so much about the gifts as it was the sentiment and the words all weekend. I felt like he was trying to make me feel special and loved, and that is something I appreciate so much!

Busy weekends can be stressful, but this one was productive and enjoyable! It is good to have a great weekend from time to time! I was overdue!!!

Ouchie!!!

I don't know if a filling came out or what but OUCH my mouth hurts! Quite suddenly too! Saturday morning I brushed my teeth and got a real SHOCK--literally! :(

I have an appointment for Wednesday with the old dentist I used to see when I lived here, but no idea if he takes my insurance. Of course, my husband has the most obscure insurance that most people have never heard of. The regular billing person wasn't there so I have to wait for a call back tomorrow to find out if my insurance is accepted. I CERTAINLY HOPE so!

I didn't want to see a dentist at all while pregnant and I definitely don't want to see a new one! I hate seeing new doctors, especially for something important--or painful! :(

Wish me luck!!!